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to worry about an energy crisis -- lyndon johnson, before richard nixon. in 1955 he said we had two critical infrastructure pieces. one, makes a the natural gas supply chain, the other is the electricity grid. we have not invested enough capital into those infrastructure areas. host: fred, denver, colorado. your on with jeffrey leonard. caller code does the improved technology -- caller: does the improved technology of shale extraction make to the keystone pipeline obsolete? -- make the keystone pipeline obsolete? guest: i am not an expert in that area. i wish i was. we will be conducting natural gas movements in this country,
to worry about an energy crisis -- lyndon johnson, before richard nixon. in 1955 he said we had two critical infrastructure pieces. one, makes a the natural gas supply chain, the other is the electricity grid. we have not invested enough capital into those infrastructure areas. host: fred, denver, colorado. your on with jeffrey leonard. caller code does the improved technology -- caller: does the improved technology of shale extraction make to the keystone pipeline obsolete? -- make the...
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can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need of an -- for an all or nothing grid in this country and the investment would be back into the homes rather than the country? >> you have raised -- guest: you have raised all the different sides of the concerns i have wrestled with for years. you are right to say that in the age of lyndon johnson, we used far less electricity. your home today has 24 devices, 42 light bulbs, and countless other machines, like microwaves and so on, all of them running on electricity. while some use less than others, we use a lot of electricity. something like 45% of all homeowners leave the televisi
can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need...
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in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. think i actually don't am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the northern democrats and the western democrats. was able to overcome the southern democrats opposition with the help of the republican party. i said that about everett dirksen so i am not really being that selected. i do think my book touches a bark -- upon the origins of the problems we have today, the toxic politics of america started in the late 1970's. one of the problems, very frankly, was the opposite -- was proposition 13 in 1978, the tax revolt that rolled in from california. i think the first basic no-tax pledge, the revolt of 1978, has been greatly responsible for california's decli
in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. think i actually don't am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the...
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dirksen was a great hero of the civil rights revolution right alongside his partner, lyndon johnson. it was the southern democrats, but at the -- that point in time, it was the southern democrats that wanted to talk and one held a record of talking for 24 hours straight. these are filibusters where they don't want to take the floor and they have no interest in debating. it's all to block things. when you get a filibuster when you have bills that pass unanimously, it becomes clear that this was not a matter of principle over a particular bill but a tool of obstruction. host: randy in minnesota, republican line, good morning. go ahead. caller: yes. good morning, c-span. this filibuster thing, this is the perfect way for our government to work the way our government was set up to work with checks and balances. with the filibuster rule, -- i'm getting an awful lot of feedback. host: go ahead. caller: i don't want the void it i want to make these guys sit down and do the people's business. president obama wants to fall off the cliff. that's why he wants to go do that to the middle class a
dirksen was a great hero of the civil rights revolution right alongside his partner, lyndon johnson. it was the southern democrats, but at the -- that point in time, it was the southern democrats that wanted to talk and one held a record of talking for 24 hours straight. these are filibusters where they don't want to take the floor and they have no interest in debating. it's all to block things. when you get a filibuster when you have bills that pass unanimously, it becomes clear that this was...
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jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he had black mail material on them. that is not a good thing. host: what is the fallout for all this? guest: the petraeus matter will not affect any of that. there have been many conflicting explanations about what happened in benghazi, beginning with the state department saying it was a terrorist attack. president obama said it was a video. susan rice said the same thing. there is a lot of smoke that should be cleared up. host: ronald kessler, written several pieces about all of this. thank you for being here. the debates over avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff with evan bayh. then we will discuss global reaction to president obama's second term. but first in news update. guest: more on the david petraeus story. the agent that launched the investigation was barred from taking part in the case over the summer because of concerns that he was personally involved in the case. the agent continued to press the matter and relate his concerns to a member of congress. congress returns today and will try to work out how to avo
jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he had black mail material on them. that is not a good thing. host: what is the fallout for all this? guest: the petraeus matter will not affect any of that. there have been many conflicting explanations about what happened in benghazi, beginning with the state department saying it was a terrorist attack. president obama said it was a video. susan rice said the same thing. there is a lot of smoke that should be cleared up....
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he was the first democrat to carry the counts -- counties since lyndon johnson. he'll probably need carry it again if he's going to win ohio. on the other side, those collar counties just outside of hamilton in particular, warren county, is a very large republican county. john mccain underperformed there in 2008. if mitt romney is going to have to carry the state, it's going to be much better. host: david lauter is the bureau chief of the "l.a. times." thank you. guest: it's a pleasure. host: election night coverage starts at 8:00. you can see the election results of the presidential race. look at the senate house and governance races, and your reaction to what is going on. look for it on c-span. listen it to on c-span radio. and also on c-span.org. joining us now to talk and continue on this election day coverage, greg gumbel -- greg jerry ree -- giroux. guest: guest: in a presidential election as close as this one as the polls project, we can't fore close the possibility of that happening. the constitution holds for electoral college process you should which th
he was the first democrat to carry the counts -- counties since lyndon johnson. he'll probably need carry it again if he's going to win ohio. on the other side, those collar counties just outside of hamilton in particular, warren county, is a very large republican county. john mccain underperformed there in 2008. if mitt romney is going to have to carry the state, it's going to be much better. host: david lauter is the bureau chief of the "l.a. times." thank you. guest: it's a...
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so the food stamp program was created when lyndon johnson was president. it was attached to the farm bill. ever since, we have had a coalition that passes the bill that includes food stamps and the farm program. so that is why it is there. now, there are some people who would like to separate this. some people have wanted to get rid of the food stamps because they thought you could get rid of the farm program. people who did not like the farm program. but now there are people who want to separate the because they think they could either get rid of or scale back the food stamp program a lot. i think it would be hard to pass either one without the two together. this coalition has worked very well, and i would imagine that it will be kept together. host: in addition to being the founder and executive editor of the hagstrom report, the daily online newsletter on agricultural issues, our guest has written for national journal as a columnist and is a native of north dakota and grew up on a family farm. kentucky, a democrat. caller: good morning, nice to finally
so the food stamp program was created when lyndon johnson was president. it was attached to the farm bill. ever since, we have had a coalition that passes the bill that includes food stamps and the farm program. so that is why it is there. now, there are some people who would like to separate this. some people have wanted to get rid of the food stamps because they thought you could get rid of the farm program. people who did not like the farm program. but now there are people who want to...
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lyndon baines johnson installed a surcharge tax to pay for the vietnam war. if that is what we have to do, it needs to be done. host: to life for the call. the president counters the opening bid on the fiscal cliff. it points up the president is the first democratic to win reelection with a plan to raise income taxes and fighting bipartisan congressional leadership for the first time next friday speaking to resolve -- seeking to resolve the fiscal cliff issues. [video clip] >> last year i worked with democrats and republicans to cut $1 trillion worth of spending. i intend to work with both parties to do more. as i said over and over again, we cannot cut our way to prosperity. if we are serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. that means asking the wealthiest of americans to pay a little bit more in taxes. that is how we did it when bill clinton was president, and that is the only way we can afford to invest in job training, education, and manufacturing. already i put forward a detailed plan that allows us to make thes
lyndon baines johnson installed a surcharge tax to pay for the vietnam war. if that is what we have to do, it needs to be done. host: to life for the call. the president counters the opening bid on the fiscal cliff. it points up the president is the first democratic to win reelection with a plan to raise income taxes and fighting bipartisan congressional leadership for the first time next friday speaking to resolve -- seeking to resolve the fiscal cliff issues. [video clip] >> last year i...